Protestantism
English
¶And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
And he said unto them, Is the lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, and not to be put on the stand?
And he said to them, `Doth the lamp come that under the measure it may be put, or under the couch--not that it may be put on the lamp-stand?
And he said to them, Does the lamp come that it should be put under the bushel or under the couch? [Is it] not that it should be set upon the lamp-stand?
Also he saide vnto them, Commeth the candle in, to be put vnder a bushell, or vnder the bed, and not to be put on a candlesticke?
And he sayde vnto them: is ye candle lighted to be put vnder a busshell or vnder ye table and not rather to be put on a cadelstick?
And he said to them, Does the lamp come so that it might be put under the bushel or under the bed? Is it not so that it might be put on the lampstand?
And he said to them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
And he said to them: Is a lamp brought in that it may be put under the measure, or under the divan? Is it not brought that it may be put on the lamp-stand?
And he said to them, When the light comes in, do people put it under a vessel, or under the bed, and not on its table?
The Lesson of the Lamp
(Luke 8:16–18)
Jesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?
And he said unto them, Is a lamp brought out to be put under a bushel, or under a bed, and not to be placed on a stand?
And he also said unto them, Is the lamp brought to be put under the bushel or under the bed? and not to be set in the lampstand?
¶ And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
The Parable of the Lamp
And he said to them, “Surely a lamp is not brought so that it may be put under a bushel basket or under a bed, is it?1 Is it not2 so that it may be put on a lampstand?
- The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by the phrase “is it”
- The negative construction in Greek anticipates a positive answer here
And He said to them, Does the lamp come that it may be put under the grain measure, or under the bed? Is it not also that it may be put on the lampstand?
And He said to them, Does a lamp come to be put under a grain-measure, or under a bed? and not to be set on a lampstand?
And he said to them, "Is the lamp brought to be put under a basket1 or under a bed? Is not it put on a stand?
- literally, a modion, a dry measuring basket containing about a peck (about 9 litres)
And he said to them, "Is the lamp brought to be put under a basket1 or under a bed? Is not it put on a stand?
- literally, a modion, a dry measuring basket containing about a peck (about 9 litres)
And he said to them, "Is the lamp brought to be put under a basket1 or under a bed? Is not it put on a stand?
- literally, a modion, a dry measuring basket containing about a peck (about 9 litres)
And he said to them, Is a lamp brought to be put under the bushel, or under the bed, and not to be set on the lamp-stand?
Jesus said to them: “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under the couch, instead of being put on the lamp-stand?
Jesus said to them: “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under the couch, instead of being put on the lamp-stand?
¶ And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
And he was saying unto them—Doth the lamp come that under the measure it should be put, or under the couch? Is it not that upon the lampstand it may be put?
And he said to them, Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket, or under a bed? and not to be set on a lampstand?1
- bushel: the word in the original signifieth a less measure
And Jesus said to them: “Is a lamp brought to be put under the corn-measure or under the couch, instead of being put on the lamp-stand?
And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
Catholicism
English
And he said to them: Doth a candle come in to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?